Monroe Professional Engineers Society A Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers 657 East Avenue, Rochestter, New York 14607 Dedicated to Professionalism in Engineering in the Interest of Public Safety and Welfare 2016-17 Officers: President David Roberts, PE, President-elect Chris Kambar, PE, Vice President Arthur Reardon, PE, Secretary Martin Gordon, PE, Treasurer Neal Illenberg, PE, Membership Chair Arthur Reardon, PE
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 2016 - 2017 The Monroe Professional Engineers Society regularly sponsors and supports programs that promote the engineering profession. Listed below are several related programs that are planned for 2016-2017. If you’d like to participate in these events or support them in some way, please feel free to reach out to the event coordinator listed. You may also contact me directly at dcrobertspe@gmail.com or through the MPES website: www.monroepes.org/contact-us/ – David C. Roberts, P.E., President, MPES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM – Applications due December 23, 2016
For over 30 years, The Monroe Professional Engineers Society has provided scholar awards to high school seniors from high schools within the counties that comprise the Chapter’s region. Students must plan to attend college to pursue a degree in an ABET accredited engineering program. The Scholar Award is based on academic achievement, participation in scholastic and out of school activities, work experience, and volunteer/community service activities. Scholar awards are sponsored by local companies and organizations. All seniors who are interested in engineering are encouraged to review the scholar award application which is available at www.monroepes.org and apply if they meet the minimum requirements of 600/500 Math/ Critical Reading SAT’s, 29/25 Math/English ACT’s, and 85 or 3.0 GPA. Applications are due December 23, 2016 and selections will be made by the end of February 2017. Contact Bruce Wallmann at 585-738-2670 (brwallmann2@gmail.com) if you have any questions regarding the program.
MATHCOUNTS – February 4, 2017, RIT Main Campus Mathcounts is a national middle school coaching and competitive mathematics program that promotes mathematics achievement through a series of fun and engaging math contests. Held in the CIMS building at RIT, students compete as teams and individually. High scoring participants can move on to the national competition level. Over 100 students registered for the 2016 event. In addition to the students and their teachers, approximately 15-20 MPES members and other volunteers will be on hand to assist with the event. See: https://www.mathcounts.org/ or contact Tiphaine Ketch at ketcht@erdmananthony.com if you are interested in helping with this event. New volunteers are always welcome.
TEAMS – February 25, 2017, FLCC Victor Campus Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science (TEAMS) is an annual competition for middle and high school students designed to help them discover their potential for engineering. During this one day competition, students apply math and science knowledge in practical, creative ways to solve real world engineering challenges. At this time, there is a need for additional teams and coaches. If you are interested in participating or having your child participate in the event, please contact the event coordinator as listed below. For more information please see: http://teams.tsaweb.org/ or contact Dave Roberts at dcrobertspe@gmail.com.
ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM IN ROCHESTER – April 18th, 2017, Hyatt Regency, Rochester, NY The annual Engineering Symposium in Rochester provides an opportunity for Professional Engineers to acquire up to 7 Professional Development Hours (PDH) in just one day. The symposium will feature 37 accredited courses for Professional Engineers. This event has seen continual growth in our area, with last year’s event having more than 450 in attendance. For more information, please visit the event website: http://www.engineeringsymposiumrochester.com/ or contact Chris Devries at chris.devries@frontiernet.net.
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